Monday, June 29, 2009

1988 Donruss

With Score complete and Fleer getting close to completions, here's the lastest in my quest to collect the four major sets from 1988. Be sure to check out the rest of the box break daily at 1988 Donruss.

BC-4 Mike Schmidt - The little blurb points out that Michael Jack Schmidt is a future Hall of Famer.

498 Sam Horn

BC-6 Tony Gwynn - Just look at that 1987 season! Any pack with Tony Gwynn is a good one.

501 Ken Schrom

368 Kirby Puckett - One of my all time favorites, and a player that was taken away too early. I've said it before, but had he not been forced out of baseball, what could he have done with another seven or eight years? What he did in his short career was good enough for Cooperstown though. Rest in peace Mr. Puckett.

With this card we have something pretty rare too: A great photograph from 1988 Donruss!

236 Milt Thompson

Stan Musial's right shoulder.

So there's pack one. The first thing that is readily apparent in opening these cards is the overall lack of quality in the cardstock. 1987 Donruss was better all the way around. It had a better design, better photography and better cardstock. 1988 was a near failure and Donruss wouldn't release another quality set until 1992 (and even it's pretty boring).

Despite all of that, I really like this set, in the same way I like 1940s and 50s sci-fi movies. It's so bad that it's fun to look at.

Again, come read 1988 Donruss for a pack a day break of this box. I've got some good ideas for this break, so it should be a fun read.